2. Support young Nordic researchers, too! The Nils Klim Prize (250,000 NOK, or ~30,000 EUR /41,000 USD) is awarded to a researcher under 35, for outstanding contributions in humanities, social sciences, law or theology. 2014’s winner, Terje Lohndal, a linguist, is the youngest person ever to receive the Nils Klim Prize. Read more about Terje Lohndal here.

Photo: NTNU / Mentz Indregaard

1. The ceremony is free and open to the public… did I mention it has been likened to the Nobel prize but for social sciences?